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Download from OSM

Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+D

Download data. Different type of data can be downloaded:

• osm data (nodes, segments, ways, ...), downloaded from the OpenStreetMap server.

• gps raw data, downloaded from the OpenStreetMap server.

• landsat image (if the landsat plugin is installed). Landsat images can only be downloaded once either osm or gps data for ant area has already been downloaded.

• NPE (New Popular Edition - Ordnance Survey Map, for England) see ​http://www.npemap.org.uk, (if the appropriate plugin is installed).

The dialog allows to set the latitude/longitude bounds of the data to be downloaded. It's probably easiest to load some gps raw data from a file first as then, the bounds are set to the area of the raw data.

Alternatively you can paste a URL from www.openstreetmap.org. To do this go to ​the map on the OpenStreetMap site, zoom in to the area you are interesrted in, move the mouse over the "view" tab, and copy the resulting URL. Then go to JOSM, and paste this URL into the "URL from www.openestreetmap.org" box. (In Windows to paste into the box, left click within the box, and then do CTRL+v)

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